Management

This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

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Hospitals, nurses and physicians unite in urging public to wear masks, social distance

Their public plea comes amid spikes in coronavirus cases in states such as Texas and Florida, with residents in both recently filing lawsuits to quash government mask mandates. 

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Bigger in Texas: Merger may create the nation’s largest private radiology practice

Officials with 80-year-old, Fort Worth-based Radiology Associates of North Texas unveiled their new partnership plans on July 2. 

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Survey explores what different types of referring providers want from radiologists: 6 takeaways

Stanford University Department of Radiology researchers recently administered the seven-question online survey to thousands of clinicians, including 349 in the final analysis. 

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Experience matters: Early career radiology residents struggle with complex CT interpretations when fatigued

Emory University radiologists called the variation in fatigued-resident efficiency "new and interesting information" that may inform scheduling approaches during training.

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Testing smell, rather than fever, may be radiology practices’ best bet for screening patients

One recent study noted that patients with the disease were 27 times more likely to have lost their olfactory senses, compared to just 2.6 times more likely to display chills or an elevated temp. 

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Heart valve specialists raise $20M

Foldax, a Salt Lake City-based healthcare company focused on heart valve technology, has closed a $20 million Series D round of financing.

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Defunct diagnostic imaging center chain files for bankruptcy, citing $32M in liabilities

At its peak, Philadelphia-based National Medical Imaging operated 23 outpatient radiology screening centers with $72 million in annual revenue. 

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Industry lobbyists urge lawmakers to include imaging tech in national stockpile: 5 recommendations for the next pandemic

MITA points out that medical imaging has been "invaluable" during the COVID-19 crisis, and wants federal officials to ensure radiology is at the forefront when planning for future health emergencies.